Inspiring Children

Inspire Your Children!

a happy child inspiring others

I love reading stories about people of all ages who are doing amazing things to help others.  For today’s blog post, I wanted to share what 10-year-old Dana Parella is doing and ask that you share her story with your children.  I pray that you and your children are inspired to help others!

Dana’s exceptional journey began when she was 7 years old, and her friend Mila got ill with a rare, life-threatening disease called Batten.  Dana was devastated and spoke with her mother about what she could do to help.   Since they loved to cook together, they decided to bake cookies and sell them to raise money.  They started their fundraiser baking the cookies and Dana selling them from her little red wagon.  People were so inspired by her and joined her.  They were able to eventually raise $56,000!  That money was used for Mila’s first treatment.

They turned the fundraiser into a nonprofit, Cookies4Cures.  To date, they have funded research for five pediatric diseases.  Her and her friends have baked over 18,000 cookies and raised over $100,000!  Her slogan is “We fund hope one cookie at a time.”

To learn more about Dana and her wonderful nonprofit, please visit https://www.cookies4cures.com/

 

All-American Football Player Kaelin Clay's Story of Overcoming Failure is Very Inspiring for Children

hammer over a cracked sign of failure

             I enjoy the stories and quotes shared by The Foundation for a Better Life as they are very encouraging and inspiring.  The story about football player Kaelin Clay is one of the stories recently shared by the Foundation and I want to share it with you.  It is a story that Clay actually loves to share with children to help them to overcome failures and discouragements as he candidly talks about fumbling a play, allowing the opposing team to score and win the game. 

            Clay played football for the University of Utah.  In a game against Oregon, Clay caught the ball and ran almost all the way to the goal line.  He started to celebrate before he actually crossed the line and dropped the ball close to the goal line.  A player for Oregon caught the ball and ran all the way to score a touchdown.

            It is important to learn about what Clay did after that.  He did not blame anyone or anything for what happened – he readily admitted it was his fault.  His team lost the game, and he candidly acknowledges that it was because of what he did. 

            He learned an important life lesson: do did not give up!  He said: “Life is crazy. Things change. That moment right there helped me realize that no matter what happens, just keep pushing, because something good will happen in the end.”  When Clay speaks to children, he tells them “Things are going to happen; you just have to keep pushing. It’s going to be all right, and it happens for a reason.”  Despite this failure, he went on to become an All-American and play professional football. 

            To read the entire post, please visit https://www.passiton.com/passiton-blog/102-overcoming-our-own-worst-mistakes

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